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Is that because they are clots? Ahaha.

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'ere I wasnt talking about you personally, I was talking in general :)

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no, an absent owner can't control their guests

but they can indeed put a list on the back of the front door with the basic rules/norms of the community (by which I mean Spain, not an urb) including a request to respect siesta time & whatever local by-laws there are

for instance where we lived Florida we weren't allowed to use the (private) pool after 8pm - a local by-law - something to do with the splashing attracting the alligators from the lake after dark:eek:

the holidaying neighbours did - no-one would have complained if they hadn't made so much noise at 2am, though. Someone called the sheriff & they were told off & warned they'd be fined if they did it again - they did & they were

interestingly, so were the owners of the property, because they had made no effort to tell their tenants the rules

whenever we've rented holiday places in other countries we've expected & been grateful for this type of thing - better than having an irate neighbour yelling at you - or an alligator eye-balling you through the pool-screen:eek:

of course, not everyone will follow the rules/norms even if they know what they are

it sounds like you do pretty much all you can to inform your tenants, but unfortunately not everyone does

where we used to live, owners had to get permission from the residents committee to do holiday lets - all owners were informed of this and agreed to it (on a legal basis) before they bought properties- after the debacle with the French group I mentioned in a previous post, this particular owner had their permission revoked- they owned several properties so that was quite a source of income cut off - simply because they hadn't put a list of rules on the back of a door!

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ooops!!!!

I thought that was the wrong word.

Blame the wine.:lol::lol::lol:

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maybe not quite the right word

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/coagulate


but strangely appropriate:D

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:lol::lol::lol:

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Just to throw a spanner in the proceedings, a Spanish friend of ours mentioned some time ago that there is a move (by Government) to do away with the concept of 'siesta time'.


Anyone else heard of this?

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I vaguely remember reading somewhere about bringing Spanish working hours in line with the rest (or Northern) of Europe.

It's a strange concept that demands quiet during the day but mopeds and other noises are tolerated throughout the night.

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... and bl**dy dogs!

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There are a lot of businesses in places like Madrid and Barcelona that work "western" type hours, especially if they do business with other European countries. There again I seem to remember a lot of places have a special summer timetable whereby everyone starts work early (by Spanish standards) at 7.30 or 8 am but work without a lunch break and finish for the day at say 2.30. Makes sense really when the temperature hits 40C in the afternoon.

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I did hear that some time ago - but I'm pretty sure it was more regarding office workers than for ordinary daily life

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Apparently Granada are enforcing siesta times with fines imposed for breaking the rules http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ul-siesta.html

Think this link may have been posted already before.

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interesting:thumbup:


difficult to enforce, true, as the article states - but so much easier to complain with the law on your side:thumbsup: